Murray State University, United States.
University of Arkansas, United States.
Child Abuse Negl. 2018 Dec;86:123-135. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.09.010. Epub 2018 Oct 1.
Teen dating violence is a pervasive issue in adolescence and has been linked to maladjustment (Temple, Shorey, Fite et al., 2013). Physical dating violence is a particularly significant problem with one in five adolescents reporting experiencing physical teen dating violence (TDV; Wincentak et al., 2017). Acceptance of violence has been suggested to increase the risk of TDV; however, most studies to date have been cross-sectional. The purpose of the current study is to examine patterns of acceptance of dating violence and TDV victimization across time. Participants were ethnically diverse teenagers (N = 1042; ages 13-18) who were followed over a four-year period. Multivariate latent growth curve modeling techniques were used to determine trajectories of physical TDV victimization and attitudes accepting of dating violence. Results showed two trajectories for physical TDV victimization, linear and quadratic, and two trajectories for acceptance of dating violence, non-linear and quadratic. Parallel models investigating the interplay between TDV victimization and acceptance demonstrated two possible trends; however, we did not find any evidence for a longitudinal relationship between the two variables, suggesting that change in acceptance was not related to change in physical TDV victimization. Instead, our results suggest a significant amount of heterogeneity in these trajectories. These findings suggest studies are still needed to further explore longitudinal patterns of TDV to better understand how to reduce the risk of teen dating violence.
青少年恋爱暴力是青春期普遍存在的问题，与适应不良有关（Temple、Shorey、Fite 等人，2013 年）。身体恋爱暴力是一个特别严重的问题，五分之一的青少年报告曾经历过身体恋爱暴力（TDV；Wincentak 等人，2017 年）。接受暴力被认为会增加 TDV 的风险；然而，迄今为止大多数研究都是横断面研究。本研究的目的是考察随时间推移接受恋爱暴力和 TDV 受害的模式。参与者是具有不同种族背景的青少年（N=1042；年龄 13-18 岁），他们在四年内接受了随访。使用多变量潜在增长曲线建模技术来确定身体 TDV 受害和接受恋爱暴力的态度的轨迹。结果显示，身体 TDV 受害有两种轨迹，线性和二次，接受恋爱暴力有两种轨迹，非线性和二次。平行模型研究了 TDV 受害和接受之间的相互作用，显示了两种可能的趋势；然而，我们没有发现这两个变量之间存在纵向关系的任何证据，这表明接受的变化与身体 TDV 受害的变化无关。相反，我们的结果表明这些轨迹存在很大的异质性。这些发现表明，仍需要进行研究以进一步探索 TDV 的纵向模式，以更好地了解如何降低青少年恋爱暴力的风险。
